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An AI sales agent's EV battery box program quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for an electric vehicle battery box program, with a box material, a pack architecture, a vehicle segment, protection options, a volume, a program length and a discount. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the program rules and returns a verdict and every reason.

Scope: EV battery box program quotes: hot-stamped steel, aluminium and multi-material FRP plus aluminium boxes; module-based, cell-to-pack and cell-to-body architectures; cooling plate, underbody shield, side pole rails, Door Ring, HyperTubes and Active Frunk options. See everything this validator covers

This validator models battery box program quotes, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Box material, architecture and segment — hot-stamped steel, aluminium or multi-material FRP plus aluminium, in a module-based, cell-to-pack or cell-to-body design, for small, compact, SUV or light commercial vehicles, with the combinations each one allows.
  • Pack size and protection options — the pack in kWh against the modules that hold it, the integrated cooling plate, underbody shield and side pole rails, IP67 or IP6K9K sealing, and the Door Ring, HyperTubes and Edscha Active Frunk options.
  • Volume, program length, markets and discount — the annual volume each material needs, the program length, the homologation markets, and the discount limit with the approvals that a deep discount, very high volume, three markets or a new material need.

Any battery box program quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: Power Door, sliding door rails, bonnet hinges and chassis parts other than HyperTubes. Product names follow Gestamp's public pages; the rules, thresholds and all prices are modeled, not published by Gestamp, and the prices are illustrative.

The AI sales agentBuilds the battery box program quote from the conversation and says it is ready.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

6 scenarios in 3 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
Material limits by vehicle segment and architectureOnly with care
The multi-material FRP box is for small and compact EVs only and cannot be the structural member in a cell-to-body design.		The material, segment and architecture are fields of one request and are checked together on every call.
Pack size against modules and segmentOnly with care
A module-based pack needs modules that hold its kWh, small EVs have a pack ceiling and SUVs a floor.		The pack, modules and segment are checked together, whatever order they were entered in.
Options that depend on the designOnly with care
Cell-to-pack needs the cooling plate, cell-to-body needs the underbody shield, and the FRP box needs side pole rails.		Each option is checked against the architecture and material on every call.
Volume minimums that differ by materialOnly with workarounds
Hot-stamped steel needs 20,000 units a year to justify its tool, while every material needs at least 5,000.		The material and volume are checked together, and a change to either is rechecked.
Program length, markets and discount bandsOnly with workarounds
Each has an allowed range and a band that needs approval, and some approvals depend on the material.		The limits and the approvals come back together in one answer.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The multi-material FRP and aluminium box is a new technology and needs an engineering feasibility review.
2The multi-material FRP and aluminium battery box is offered only for small and compact electric vehicles, not for SUV or light commercial programs.
3The multi-material FRP and aluminium box cannot be the structural member in a cell-to-body architecture; use steel or aluminium.
4The multi-material FRP and aluminium box needs the side pole rails for side-impact protection.
5A module-based battery box needs at least 1 module; the quote has 0.
6The pack is 60 kWh but 0 modules hold at most 0 kWh in total (6 kWh per module).
7The pack is 60 kWh but 8 modules hold at most 48 kWh in total (6 kWh per module).
8Cell-to-pack and cell-to-body designs have no modules; the quote has 10.
9A pack of 15 kWh is outside the 20 to 150 kWh range this quote covers.
10A pack of 160 kWh is outside the 20 to 150 kWh range this quote covers.
11A small EV pack is at most 70 kWh; the quote has 80 kWh.
12An SUV program pack is at least 60 kWh; the quote has 50 kWh.
13Packs of 100 kWh and above need the integrated cooling plate; the quote has 100 kWh without it.
14A cell-to-pack design needs the integrated cooling plate.
15A cell-to-body design needs the underbody shield because the box is part of the floor structure.
16Light commercial programs are quoted with IP6K9K sealing (pressure-wash duty), not IP67.
17The Edscha Active Frunk is not offered on light commercial programs.
18The quote covers 1 to 3 homologation markets (Europe, China, United States); it has 0.
19The quote covers 1 to 3 homologation markets (Europe, China, United States); it has 4.
20Homologation in all three markets needs a regulatory review of the battery box.
213,000 units a year is below the 5,000 units a year minimum for series tooling.
22Hot-stamped steel boxes need at least 20,000 units a year to justify the hot-stamping tool; the quote has 3,000.
23Hot-stamped steel boxes need at least 20,000 units a year to justify the hot-stamping tool; the quote has 15,000.
24350,000 units a year exceeds 300,000 and needs a plant capacity review.
25Program length must be 3 to 10 years; the quote has 2.
26Program length must be 3 to 10 years; the quote has 11.
27A discount of 10 percent is above 5 percent and needs sales management approval.
28A discount of 20 percent is outside 0 to 15 percent.
29Cell-to-pack and cell-to-body designs have no modules; the quote has 4.
30Packs of 100 kWh and above need the integrated cooling plate; the quote has 120 kWh without it.
31A discount of 12 percent is above 5 percent and needs sales management approval.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Light commercial EV program: A quote for a light commercial EV battery box program with an FRP box, cell-to-pack design and the Active Frunk

    
The agent's request. Please quote a seven-year program for a cell-to-pack multi-material FRP and aluminium battery box for a light commercial vehicle, with a 120 kWh pack in 4 modules, IP67 sealing, with the Active Frunk, 120,000 units a year, four homologation markets and a 12 percent discount. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • FRP box only for small and compact EVs. The multi-material FRP and aluminium battery box is offered only for small and compact electric vehicles, not for SUV or light commercial programs.
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  • FRP box needs side pole rails. The multi-material FRP and aluminium box needs the side pole rails for side-impact protection.
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  • Modules entered for a cell-to-pack or cell-to-body design. Cell-to-pack and cell-to-body designs have no modules; the quote has 4.
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  • Large pack needs the cooling plate. Packs of 100 kWh and above need the integrated cooling plate; the quote has 120 kWh without it.
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  • Cell-to-pack needs the cooling plate. A cell-to-pack design needs the integrated cooling plate.
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  • LCV needs IP6K9K sealing. Light commercial programs are quoted with IP6K9K sealing (pressure-wash duty), not IP67.
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  • Active Frunk not for LCV. The Edscha Active Frunk is not offered on light commercial programs.
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  • Number of markets out of range. The quote covers 1 to 3 homologation markets (Europe, China, United States); it has 4.
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  • Discount above 5 percent. A discount of 12 percent is above 5 percent and needs sales management approval.
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  • Multi-material FRP feasibility. The multi-material FRP and aluminium box is a new technology and needs an engineering feasibility review.
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2. Light commercial EV program: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a seven-year program for a cell-to-pack aluminium battery box for a light commercial vehicle, with a 120 kWh pack, IP6K9K sealing, with the integrated cooling plate and the underbody shield, 120,000 units a year, two homologation markets and no discount. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. Unit price 1,590 EUR after discount, annual value 190,800,000 EUR, tooling 1,400 thousand EUR (illustrative prices).
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3. Steel SUV program: A quote for a steel SUV battery box program with a 100 kWh pack

    
The agent's request. Please quote a twelve-year program for a module-based hot-stamped steel battery box for an SUV, with a 100 kWh pack in 14 modules, IP67 sealing, with the underbody shield, 15,000 units a year, one homologation market and a 20 percent discount. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Modules too large. The pack is 100 kWh but 14 modules hold at most 84 kWh in total (6 kWh per module).
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  • Large pack needs the cooling plate. Packs of 100 kWh and above need the integrated cooling plate; the quote has 100 kWh without it.
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  • Hot-stamped steel needs higher volume. Hot-stamped steel boxes need at least 20,000 units a year to justify the hot-stamping tool; the quote has 15,000.
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  • Program length out of range. Program length must be 3 to 10 years; the quote has 12.
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  • Discount above limit. A discount of 20 percent is outside 0 to 15 percent.
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4. Steel SUV program: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an eight-year program for a module-based hot-stamped steel battery box for an SUV, with a 100 kWh pack in 17 modules, IP67 sealing, with the integrated cooling plate and the underbody shield, 25,000 units a year, one homologation market and a 5 percent discount. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Price summary. Unit price 1,378 EUR after discount, annual value 34,450,000 EUR, tooling 1,800 thousand EUR (illustrative prices).
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5. FRP small EV program: A quote for an FRP battery box program for a small EV in a cell-to-body design

    
The agent's request. Please quote a seven-year program for a cell-to-body multi-material FRP and aluminium battery box for a small EV, with an 80 kWh pack, IP67 sealing, with side pole rails, 4,000 units a year, three homologation markets and a 10 percent discount. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • FRP box cannot be cell-to-body. The multi-material FRP and aluminium box cannot be the structural member in a cell-to-body architecture; use steel or aluminium.
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  • Pack too large for a small EV. A small EV pack is at most 70 kWh; the quote has 80 kWh.
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  • Cell-to-body needs the underbody shield. A cell-to-body design needs the underbody shield because the box is part of the floor structure.
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  • Volume below series minimum. 4,000 units a year is below the 5,000 units a year minimum for series tooling.
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  • Discount above 5 percent. A discount of 10 percent is above 5 percent and needs sales management approval.
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  • Three markets. Homologation in all three markets needs a regulatory review of the battery box.
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  • Multi-material FRP feasibility. The multi-material FRP and aluminium box is a new technology and needs an engineering feasibility review.
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6. FRP small EV program: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a seven-year program for a module-based multi-material FRP and aluminium battery box for a small EV, with a 70 kWh pack in 12 modules, IP67 sealing, with the underbody shield and side pole rails, 40,000 units a year, three homologation markets and a 10 percent discount. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Discount above 5 percent. A discount of 10 percent is above 5 percent and needs sales management approval.
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  • Three markets. Homologation in all three markets needs a regulatory review of the battery box.
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  • Multi-material FRP feasibility. The multi-material FRP and aluminium box is a new technology and needs an engineering feasibility review.
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  • Price summary. Unit price 1,089 EUR after discount, annual value 43,560,000 EUR, tooling 2,200 thousand EUR (illustrative prices).
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares a quote for an electric vehicle battery box program, with a box material, a pack architecture. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the program rules and returns a verdict and every reason.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote a seven-year program for a cell-to-pack multi-material FRP and aluminium battery box for a light commercial vehicle, with a 120 kWh pack in 4 modules. It is ready to send. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with eight findings and two approvals, all in one answer. The multi-material FRP and aluminium battery box is offered only for small and compact electric vehicles, not for SUV or light commercial programs. The multi-material FRP and aluminium box needs the side pole rails for side-impact protection. Cell-to-pack and cell-to-body designs have no modules; the quote has 4. The other five are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned eight blocking findings and two approvals in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for pack size against modules and segment, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the box material to aluminium, the modules to 0, the sealing to IP6K9K and the cooling plate to yes. Four more changes are on screen.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All ten earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Ten problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean quote. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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